We all gotta start somewhere right!

So I made this blog a coupla months ago to attempt to keep track of my new, “raw vegan” lifestyle. For those of you who don't know I have been vegan for about 2 years now and vegetarian 2 years before that. Since 2007 I have been interested in raw foods but never quite got it. I attempted going raw back in 2007 and was unsuccessful.

I now know the reasons behind my failure:

Reason 1: I did not believe that someone could live solely off fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds! It’s like Peter Pan and Physics and Religion …..you have to believe that you can fly before you really do! What I am trying to get at is that sometimes you have to believe that something is there before you are truly enlightened.

Reason 2: I had not researched raw foodism enough to know what the hell I was doing….nor had I “prepped” myself to go 100% RAW. Becoming a raw foodie is ALL about transitioning and those notorious “baby steps” comes in handy!

After my little trial and error in 2007 I continued with my vegan lifestyle until this summer of 2009. While just veganism is amazing; I still was not eating to live! I was eating cruelty free and to say the least it was not hard at all. Soy, bread, processed foods are easy to come by. From 2008 to 2009 I put on somewhere around 20 pounds. I blamed my 1st year of marriage and my fulltime school/ work load. But once again I now know the truth, I was eating crap.

This summer I joined a yoga studio and started researching, pod casting, joining raw forums and asking other raw foodies my questions.

I have now been raw from 3 months and have truly felt like a new person. My priorities have changed, my conception of what truly "living" life has grown into a new perspective that I feel is what I have always been searching for. I know, to many of you it is quite cheesy when you hear "inner peace" but I have no cheese in my life! (ha ha) Oh && I have lost 12 pds too!

BUT I have had a taste of this "inner peace" thang! And I like it! I’m lookin fo mo!

In essence I have transitioned from the infamous Wasted Wife to my new concoction RAW WIFEY! As a disclaimer I would like to say that Wasted Wife may have her may make appearances upon occasion :) Hey nothin wrong with the truth riiighhht?

I hope that my blog will aid others in pursuing a healthier lifestyle as I have been inspired by so many other raw foodies blogs!

There. First blog done!